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Jackson Wells
[edit]Jackson Wells (born February 9, 1994) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
Wells was born in New York City and grew up in Los Angeles, California, moving to
Nashville in 2011 with his family, where he currently resides.
Music Career
[edit]Wells began writing songs at the age of 14 and
released his self-titled EP in December 2010. He released a single, Lovesick, in November
2011. His next EP, entitled Inescapable, was released in January 2013. Wells’ first full- length album, Picture of Life, was a collaboration with Grammy-award winning producer
Bill Cuomo and Beeb Birtles, founding
member of Little River Band, and was
released in January 2014 on his own independent label. The CD release party for Picture of Life was at Puckett’s Grocery in Leipers Fork, Tennessee. He sings
and plays both acoustic and electric guitar during his live performances. His Youtube
videos have accumulated over 1.75 million views domestically and internationally.
Wells has traveled to China during the summers of 2012, 2013, and 2014, with
performances at the Chengdu International Youth Music Festival, Amitha and Jinshang
Club in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. In both 2013 and 2014, Wells collaborated with Leilani Soon, an American dancer
and vocalist from Oahu, Hawaii on a rendition of We Are The World and Free Fallin’.
Following the 2014 Chengdu International Youth Music Festival, Wells was invited to
play a private concert at the historical Jinsha Museum, for over 800 concertgoers that
included distinguished alumni of Sichuan University’s Business School. The show was
reported by China’s top national media, including CCTV’swebsite and Chengdu TV.
Wells has performed at House of Blues in Los Angeles, California, Universal Studios
CityWalk in Hollywood, California and the Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee. On March 27, 2014, Wells was the featured
artist at the Bridgestone Arena for a
Nashville Predators game against the
Buffalo Sabres, playing to 16,729 attendees. (http://www.hockeyattendance.com/team/
nashville-predators/2013/)
Achievements
[edit]Show Me the Music Songwriting Contest (finalist),
the 7th Annual Belfast Nashville Singer-Songwriter Contest (finalist), International
Songwriter Competition (finalist, for which he earned the opportunity to travel to
Belfast, Northern Ireland), and We Are Listening Singer/Songwriter Award (runner-up)
(www.jacksonwells.net). He was named SingerUniverse.com Best Vocalist of the Month
in November 2011. Additionally, Wells has performed at the Carousel of Hope Ball as a
member of Josh Groban’s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Groban) Children’s Choir.
Wells has over 700,000 plays and more than 20,000 fans on Jango (www.jango.com).
On Our Stage, Wells has been in the weekly top 100 nationwide in both 2013 and 2014,
as well as the Top Ten in Pop Videos during April 2013.
Critical Acclaim
[edit]His single Just Thought You
Should Know, off of his self-titled EP, was profiled in Music Now Magazine, Issue 4.
SingerUniverse, in naming him Best Vocalist of the Month for his performance of his
song Never Gone, wrote: Never Gone is a mainstream, midtempo pop cut which is a bit
reminiscent of Ryan Tedder's style with his band OneRepublic. The song has a strong
melody throughout, and the chorus has big arrangement due to the dynamic drum
tracks and multi-layered vocals. Never Gone provides a fine showcase for Wells' clear,
expressive lead & harmony vocals.”